Looks like my Telus discounts expired and I wasn't paying attention. Every couple of years this happens and I have to play the call customer support and threaten to cancel game to get my bill down. I see that both Rogers and Telus have Black Friday deals, but after 2 years the price goes up again.
I found out about another company named Oxio.ca that has no contracts and cheaper prices than Telus. They operate on Rogers network, similar to what Tek Savvy was doing. I'll follow up with another post once the service gets connected (should be Dec 6). I'll put my referral code in in case anyone else is sick of Rogers / Telus and wants a month free (I get a month free too)
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Now I get to call TELUS to cancel my services because there is no option to online. Plenty of options to add services though...
Edit: If anyone actually reads this, Oxio is solid. No problem to set up and support techs are great as well. You can't call them, only text or email but they get back to you quickly. Contacted them the first few days, mainly for mistakes I made and have had solid, consistent internet ever since.
iMessage has been the answer? This is one of the reasons I switched to Android. Apple's solution is make you all dependant on only buying their products / services to able to communicate between them. I just received a video in a group chat yesterday that looks like it was taken on a Gameboy from the 90's because one person on the chat has an iPhone that doesn't support RCS, so we're all stuck on SMS.
Honestly, WhatsApp has been the answer for years, which is fucking sad as well.